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Literacy
The
Saksharatha Programme of the Government was
well received and due to the zealous campaign conducted
by the Government as well as voluntary organisations,
the level of literacy has a marked improvement. As
per available statistics, the district has 896,367
literates, of which the number of males is 464,844
and females 431,523.
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Literates*
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Person |
Male |
Female |
| Kerala |
T |
25,625,698 |
12,817,963 |
12,807,735 |
| R |
18,747,212 |
9,400,183 |
9,347,029 |
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U |
6,878,486 |
3,417,780 |
3,460,706 |
| Kasaragod
Dist. |
T |
896,367 |
464,844 |
431,523 |
| R |
713,595 |
371,861 |
341,734
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U |
182,772 |
92,983 |
89,789 |
| Kasaragod
Taluk |
T |
447,722 |
236,585 |
211,137 |
| R |
372,883 |
198,284 |
174,599 |
| U |
74,839 |
38,301 |
36,538 |
| Hosdurg |
T |
448,645 |
228,259 |
220,386 |
| R |
340,712 |
173,577 |
167,135 |
| U |
107,933 |
54,682 |
53,251 |
T - Total, R - Rural, U - Urban * Census
2001
EDUCATIONAL
Institutions
| Institution |
Govt. |
Aided |
Unaided |
Total |
| Lower
Primary Schools |
141 |
115 |
7 |
263 |
| Upper
Primary Schools |
73 |
72 |
4 |
149 |
| High
Schools |
43 |
19 |
8 |
70 |
| Higher
Secondary Schools |
31 |
14 |
- |
45 |
| Colleges |
2 |
2 |
- |
4 |
| Engineering
College |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
| Teacher
Training Institutes |
2 |
1 |
- |
3 |
| Special
School for the blind |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
| Industrial
Training Institutes |
2 |
- |
- |
2 |
| Industrial
Training Centres |
- |
- |
7 |
7 |
| Polytechnic |
2 |
1 |
- |
3 |
| Kendriya
Vidyalaya |
2 |
- |
- |
2 |
| Navodaya
Vidyalaya |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
EMPLOYMENT
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There
are two Employment Exchanges functioning in the
district. One is at Kasaragod and the other is
at Kanhangad.
The
number of unemployed youths registered at Hosdurg
Town Employment Exchange as on 31st December 2001
was 77,960. Females 39,884 of which graduates numbered
7,279 and technically qualified 1,747. The number
of unemployed males is 38,076 and females 39,884.
The number of persons belonging to scheduled castes
registered as unemployed is 4,648, scheduled tribes
877 and physically handicapped 813.
In
Kasaragod Employment Exchange, the total number
of unemployed youths registered as on 31st December,
2001 stood at 27,264 of which 11,256 are males
and 13,038 females. Out of this total, the number
of technically qualified persons are 522, graduates
1,587, scheduled castes 3,230, scheduled tribes
2,066 and physically handicapped 440. A Self Employment
Scheme KESRU (Kerala Self Employment Scheme for
the
Registered Unemployed) is implemented through Employment
Exchange.
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